[1] The library is one of the oldest academic research centers in Nigeria in terms of good facilities, stable internet connection, and access to an E-library.

few years has been striving to upgrade the IT skills of the staff to enable them to cope with the challenges of the information age.

Recently, thanks mostly to donations by the MacArthur Foundation and the Carnegie Corporation, rapid progress has been made not only in updating the collection but also in automating the resources and services of the Library system.

[5] The Complex also has under it several special satellite libraries or branches found in various sections of the University, in the Main Campus, Kongo Campus, Teaching Hospital, and other Centers and Divisions of the University, including those outside Zaria, like the SBRS Funtua,[5][6] Arewa House, Kaduna.

These are also generally set up in such a way as to reflect the needs of the specific departmental staff and students, based on the fields of study found there.